The Scarlet and the Black (1983) hdrip H.264 (moviesbyrizzo upl) multisub

hdrip 480p H.264 video @1800k video bitrate 192k Dolby AC3 stereo audio
Subs included for Russian Portuguese Slovenian (there may be other 720p subs
which would fit - the Greek and Romanian 720p version ones we tried did not - sorry)

This is converted from a 720p HD and is far better quality than the 720p version
screenshots we picked off the net earlier - not sure why - so sorry

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This is a very interesting movie primarily for how it all ends.
Posited as based on real events, it depicts the character flaws of a German Commanding Officer
who is sent to rule over Rome as the German occupation in Italy as depicted, came into being at the
turn of events following Italy's capitulation in favour of joining in with the "Allies" instead, abandoning
the axis power alliance Germany had also made with Japan.

Christopher Plummer plays a character shown to be brutal and without scruples of any sort
in his dealings with the people of Rome, most of all the Jewish population whom he squeezes
for a huge amount of gold along with a million Italian Lire in order to keep them "safe" from
deathcamps - of course we find he abrogates this agreement, going against his word almost
the moment the ransom (as it were) is paid to the German army.

The point of contention then becomes as we see at the end - Christopher Plummer can hardly
ask for mercy for himself as he himself admits, as the war becomes lost in his bid to remain in Italy.
That said, he asks the Church, whose leadership under Gregory Peck, to take account of the innocence
of Plummer's German wife and children, and take them to safety, as he asks this on the basis of what he
calls the "humanity" that the church professes to have to show (and ostensibly part of why the Germans
from the start of the movie seem to show deference to the Pope and the role of the Church in maintaining
the occupation in a diplomatic manner of engagement in order to show respect for the neutrality of the Vatican
as expected by convention, along with co-operation for the occupying German forces, something the Germans
expect too in return for maintaining even the appearance of respect for the Church in Rome, the Vatican in fact
and certainly some idea of it does seem to be real at the beginning of this movie until it is determined
that the Vatican is aiding escaped prisoners against German army orders.

Monseigneur (Gregory Pecks honourary title in the Church) is not impressed with Christopher Plummer's
call to humanity at the end of the action in this movie, as he says to Plummer that MEN have been hurt
by the German army under Plummer, and that Plummer's German children and his German wife included
are in fact also (guilty and deserve no mercy) "as they are a part of Plummer's life too". Peck therefore refuses
to show mercy we expect of any decent human being towards innocent women and children - but he shows
no scruples either. Plummer responds with "I know about you and your Church". "I know all about you"
(probably referring to the church heirarchy and rank and file members own record of abuse towards children etc

He the concludes by declaring to the Church Monseigneur (played by Gregory Pecks) that "we are no different - the church
from the third Reich" in that neither can profess to be any different on the matter of "humanity" (human rights
or related such decency as it were) just as Peck is proving by what he says and does in rejecting mercy for innocent
children and their innocent mother, despite a plea from their concerned father and husband that is.

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Michael Rizzo Chessman
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